As real estate professionals, the tech and gear we use help us get the job done better. That’s the case whether we’re in the field or at the office. But finding the right gear can involve a lot of trial and error. Not to mention wasted money. With 15 years in the industry and having …
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Can you imagine insuring a $10,000,000 asset for a maximum of only $20,000 in value? That is $9,980,000 in uninsured exposure! Consultants, especially architects, engineers, and material testing agencies try to get you to do that all the time! Why? Because they (their insurance carriers) are constantly involved in legal battles over who is at …
And what you can do about it. The construction industry in the US has a big problem, and it is not rising labor or material costs. The industry has managed to fool real estate investors and developers for the better part of 10 years. Maybe it is the blue collar, “can do” attitude. Maybe it …
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100+ Questions to help you NOW. Hurricanes suck, unless maybe you’re a surfer… or weather reporter. Recovery and clean up afterward are even tougher. We wanted to share an a la carte list of questions that can help you, as real estate Owners and Investors. Whether you are dealing with an insurance carrier, independent adjuster, …
How to find Black Swans Back when the phrase was coined, Black Swans were thought to not even exist. While most people in the finance world would attribute “black swans” to Nassim Nicholas Taleb, it’s a term that actually dates back to the 17th century. The Old World idea assumed that all swans must be …
In 2015, total commercial real estate construction ran a tab of nearly $700 billion US dollars. An estimated 14% of that was caused by rework of human error due to unskilled labor and materials defects. $98,000,000,000 That’s how much is wasted every year in the US construction industry. Think about it. What could you do …
suprising. Let’s dig into the numbers Nothing says the Big D like big data. 2017 was a big year for US real estate, especially for commercial construction in Dallas. Well, it depends how you define big. We went a little crazy and drilled down into the permit records from last year. The City of Dallas …
The contractor with the most permits in 2017 in Dallas is . . . Read More »